The task force on aboriginal languages was a direct result of the GNWT signing the Official Languages Act in 1984. They immediately established the task force on aboriginal languages in order to determine what the priorities were for the public, and they did wide consultation across the NWT, so that document does represent the needs as they were expressed by people in the communities.
I do use that document quite a bit. I refer to it quite a bit. Some of the things that are in there have been implemented. Some of them are still in the process of gearing up. But I do make reference to it quite often.
I believe it was the Member for Deh Cho who asked in the last session or the session before for an update from GNWT on the implementation of the recommendations from the task force and also on the recommendations from the circumpolar conference on literacy. There was another aboriginal languages conference, as well. I believe that the Member asked for that, and I am not aware that there was an update provided other than a two-page update that was provided by the Government Leader some time ago. But I think it would be appropriate to ask them for an update, perhaps, on where some of those recommendations are and what implementation has taken place.
I am aware of some of them but the problem for me is that, because I am outside of government, I am not always aware of all the activities that are going on in every department. We try to keep on top of it as much as possible but we only have three staff in the office, and there are many departments, so we don't know exactly what is going on in every department and how many of those recommendations have actually been implemented until somebody brings a complaint situation to our attention and we look into it, or if I happen to notice something myself and I look into it.
But, as some of those recommendations were to take place within two, five or ten years, it is perhaps time to look at those recommendations and find out whether or not they have all been implemented. It is ten years now since that task force was done.